Ardmore

Public school district · Carter County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4003180

Ardmore spent $11,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,548). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,546 students in 2024-25; 32.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,390 per student, up 16.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Oklahoma: 81.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Oklahoma districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Ardmore in enrollment (2,388 to 2,863 students) and Ardmore itself.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Ardmore, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; Ardmore $11,491; Ada $11,201; Woodward Public Schools $10,847; Grove Public Schools $10,586; Glenpool $9,789; Weatherford Public Schools $9,674; Elgin $9,264; Newcastle Public Schools $9,158; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k10k12k14k16kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887Ardmore$11,491Ada$11,201Woodward Public Schools$10,847Grove Public Schools$10,586Glenpool$9,789Weatherford Public Schools$9,674Elgin$9,264Newcastle Public Schools$9,158State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Ardmore, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; Ardmore $11,491; Ada $11,201; Woodward Public Schools $10,847; Grove Public Schools $10,586; Glenpool $9,789; Weatherford Public Schools $9,674; Elgin $9,264; Newcastle Public Schools $9,158; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k10k12k14k16kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887Ardmore$11,491Ada$11,201Woodward Public Schools$10,847Grove Public Schools$10,586Glenpool$9,789Weatherford Public Schools$9,674Elgin$9,264Newcastle Public Schools$9,158State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Ardmore, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; Ardmore $11,491; Ada $11,201; Woodward Public Schools $10,847; Grove Public Schools $10,586; Glenpool $9,789; Weatherford Public Schools $9,674; Elgin $9,264; Newcastle Public Schools $9,158; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k12k16kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887Ardmore$11,491Ada$11,201Woodward Public Schools$10,847Grove Public Schools$10,586Glenpool$9,789Weatherford Public Schools$9,674Elgin$9,264Newcastle Public Schools$9,158State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Ardmore, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; Ardmore $11,491; Ada $11,201; Woodward Public Schools $10,847; Grove Public Schools $10,586; Glenpool $9,789; Weatherford Public Schools $9,674; Elgin $9,264; Newcastle Public Schools $9,158; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k12k16kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887Ardmore$11,491Ada$11,201Woodward Public Schools$10,847Grove Public Schools$10,586Glenpool$9,789Weatherford Public Schools$9,674Elgin$9,264Newcastle Public Schools$9,158State median, 1,000+ students $10,548

Where the money came from

$40,417,000 in revenue: 32.4% state, 53.0% local and 14.6% federal. Total spending including $7,771,000 of capital outlay was $38,362,000, or $14,806 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ardmore revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,099,000; Local $21,424,000; Federal $5,894,000; total $40,417,000.
  • State$13,099,000 32%
  • Local$21,424,000 53%
  • Federal$5,894,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 132 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,591 students in 2022-23, 2,617 students in 2023-24, 2,546 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ardmore enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,591, 2023-24: 2,617, 2024-25: 2,54601k2k3k2022-232,5912023-242,6172024-252,546
Ardmore enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,591, 2023-24: 2,617, 2024-25: 2,54601k2k3k2022-232,5912023-242,6172024-252,546
Ardmore enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,591, 2023-24: 2,617, 2024-25: 2,54601k2k3k2022-232,5912023-242,6172024-252,546
Ardmore enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,591, 2023-24: 2,617, 2024-25: 2,54601k2k3k2022-232,5912023-242,6172024-252,546

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,591151.217.1
2023-242,617117.622.2
2024-252,546124.620.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$6,563,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,533 per student

Ardmore booked $6,563,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 151 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $43,397 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 5 in 100 Oklahoma districts with a figure (state median $48,166, 514 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,005,00076.3%
Special education$883,00013.5%
Vocational$39,0000.6%
Other programs$636,0009.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,596 in 2018-19, $2,671 in 2019-20, $2,699 in 2020-21, $2,624 in 2021-22, $2,533 in 2022-23.

Ardmore teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,596, 2019-20: $2,671, 2020-21: $2,699, 2021-22: $2,624, 2022-23: $2,53301k2k3k2018-19$2,5962019-20$2,6712020-21$2,6992021-22$2,6242022-23$2,533
Ardmore teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,596, 2019-20: $2,671, 2020-21: $2,699, 2021-22: $2,624, 2022-23: $2,53301k2k3k2018-19$2,5962019-20$2,6712020-21$2,6992021-22$2,6242022-23$2,533
Ardmore teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,596, 2019-20: $2,671, 2020-21: $2,699, 2021-22: $2,624, 2022-23: $2,53301k2k3k2018-19$2,5962019-20$2,6712020-21$2,6992021-22$2,6242022-23$2,533
Ardmore teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,596, 2019-20: $2,671, 2020-21: $2,699, 2021-22: $2,624, 2022-23: $2,53301k2k3k2018-19$2,5962019-20$2,6712020-21$2,6992021-22$2,6242022-23$2,533

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ardmore scored proficient or above: 20% in reading and 13% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOklahomaStudents tested
Reading and language arts20%27.2%1,231
Math13%24.9%1,232

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 184 students in Ardmore's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOklahoma
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%81.2%
Students in the class18452,179

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 1,131 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Elementary School40922.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Charles Evans Elementary School39833.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Will Rogers Elementary School32415.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 708 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Elementary School39626.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ardmore Middle School31217.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 707 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ardmore High School70717.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Ardmore

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Ardmore

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentArdmore ranks 30 of 132 Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,491).#30 of 132
  2. Every school district in OklahomaArdmore is the number 46 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 2,591 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#46 of 544
  3. AdaThe next larger Oklahoma district: 2,657 students in fall 2022, $11,201 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,201
  4. Newcastle Public SchoolsThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 2,578 students in fall 2022, $9,158 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,158
  5. Compare Ardmore with AdaEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ardmore High School, its largest high school707 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.707
  7. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaArdmore spent $43,397 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$43,397
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Ardmore

  1. How many schools and students are in Ardmore?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,546 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ardmore spend per student?
    $11,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oklahoma median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $10,548 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,390 per student, up 16.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ardmore's money come from?
    $40,417,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.4% state, 53.0% local and 14.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ardmore live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 836 of the 3,285 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Ardmore spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,563,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,533 per student. Divided by the 151 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,397 per teacher, more than 5 in 100 Oklahoma districts (state median $48,166). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Ardmore do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ardmore scored proficient or above: 20% in reading and 13% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Ardmore?
    85-89% of the 184 students in Ardmore's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Ardmore's NCES district ID?
    4003180. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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